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Many people all over the world are interested in sport. Sport helps people to stay healthy, and makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.They have always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sports ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums or swimming pools, where local or even international competitions are usually held. Traditionally, sport could be divided into professional and amateur sport.US sportsmen have set a great number of world records in gymnastics, weightlifting, tennis, swimming, running, high jumping, etc. Our sportsmen also participate in the Olympic Games and always win gold, silver and bronze medals.The Olympic Games have long history. They started in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olympia. They included many different kinds of sports. All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olympia to compete in the Games. When the Games took place, all the wars stopped. So, the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship.Now, there are summer and Winter Olympic Games. They are held separately. There are always several cities wishing to host the Games. The International Committee of Olympic Games selects the most suitable. After that, the host city starts its preparations for the competitions, construct new sport facilities, or reconstruct them, reconstruct stadiums, hotels, press centers, etc. Thousand of athletes, journalists and guests arrive to the Games, and it takes great efforts to arrange everything.Russia joined the Olympic movement in l952. In 1980, Moscow hosted the twenty-second Olympic Games. The latest Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia. Our sportsmen won medals in many sports. Next Olympic Games take place in Greece, the Motherland of these games.
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